FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

chromatin binding

ID (Ontology)

GO:0003682 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Binding to chromatin, the network of fibers of DNA, protein, and sometimes RNA, that make up the chromosomes of the eukaryotic nucleus during interphase.[ ISBN:0198506732 PubMed:20404130 ]

Comment

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Annotations

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Direct annotations: records annotated with this exact term (child terms are NOT included)

Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Gene Groups	Genes
chromatin binding (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
contributes_to \| chromatin binding	--
enables \| chromatin binding	--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  molecular_function
   |__binding
       |__chromatin binding  294 rec.
           |__chromatin DNA binding 94 rec.
           |   |__chromatin insulator sequence binding 17 rec.
           |   |__chromatin loop anchoring activity(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__nucleosomal DNA binding 49 rec.
           |__euchromatin binding 3 rec.
           |__nucleosome binding 65 rec.
           |   |__CENP-A containing nucleosome binding
           |   |__nucleosomal DNA binding 49 rec.
           |__promoter-specific chromatin binding 12 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	binding
Part of
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"lamin/chromatin binding" NARROW "microtubule/chromatin interaction" NARROW "nuclear membrane vesicle binding to chromatin" NARROW
Secondary IDs

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